Resultados para "La Lista" en Literatura y ficción

Toni Montero fue sentenciado a la edad de diecisiete años a cadena perpetua por un asesinato que no cometió. Recluido en la prisión de San Quintín conoce a un recluso influyente: Marc Lecury, acusado de homicidio. Lecury y su socio, el abogado Leko Tabone, se valen de la Proposición 47 y logran la libertad de Toni Montero después de dieciocho años.

Bertram y sus tres amigos, Jack, Kasper y Felix, acaban de terminar la escuela y formaron una pandilla de poca monta, llamándose a sí mismos "Los Halcones". Trabajan para el Mediador, que les paga por entrar a propiedades y robar muebles costosos de diseñador, a petición de sus clientes. Bertram vive solo con su madre, que trabaja como mesera en un restaurante.

Tasha Ancel, de dieciséis años, se gira para echar un último vistazo al lugar que le ha robado la libertad y la infancia. No sabe cómo ha sobrevivido; la mayoría ha muerto tras las puertas del campo de concentración. Por primera vez en meses, su corazón late con la esperanza de un futuro y de sacar adelante a los niños que ahora se aferran a ella. Las SS arrancaron a Tasha de los brazos de su madre unos días antes de que la deportaran. De ella, solo conserva un mechón de cabello pelirrojo.

Holly Greene is on a mission to find her happily ever after. And her journey to love does not include a detour to Bad Boy Bartenderville, population Jax Grainger. Jax may be witty, smart-mouthed, and handsome, but he’s the kind of guy who views love as a four-letter word…and the last thing Holly needs is to waste any more time.

Inglaterra, 1820. Rosalind Newbury quiere a su familia y haría por ella lo que fuera. Así que, cuando nada menos que un duque pide su mano, ella dice sí sin pensárselo. De ese modo asegurará su futuro y el de los suyos. Pero un día todo se tambalea cuando encuentra una lista de deseos que había hecho cuando era jovencita.

A Jocelyne le quedan quince millones y un solo deseo. Deshacerse de ellos.Jocelyne tenía todo lo que necesitaba para ser feliz, pero su vida se hizo añicos el día que ganó el bote del Euromillón. Su marido la traicionó y le robó el premio, y después acabó con su vida. Ahora está sola con los 15 millones que él no consiguió dilapidar, y su vida no parece tener rumbo.Perseverante y luchadora, Jocelyne se inscribe en Ganadores Anónimos y descubre una particular galería de personajes que, como ella, han visto cómo su vida daba un vuelco.

After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life.

Esta colección de relatos está protagonizada por niños, sí, pero tiene tan poco de inocente como la misma infancia. Como todos los niños del mundo, rebosa mala uva, es imprevisible, caprichosa, vengativa. Estos cuentos tienen alma de dictador y manos de asesino. Como todos los niños del mundo.

"Flush of Gold" is a short story by Jack London, set during the Klondike Gold Rush. It follows the journey of Lon McFane, a grumpy musher, as he travels with his companion, who tells him the story of a woman they encounter. The narrative is a blend of personal and historical elements, showcasing London's storytelling prowess and his ability to weave complex narratives.

Published in Harper's Magazine in 1946, "Beware of the Dog," by Roald Dahl, is a short story that recounts the experiences of Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot Peter Williamson after he is shot down during a World War II bombing mission.

Dramatizing explosive events in London and Palestine in the years directly following World War II, The List follows the lives of Edith and Georg, Austrian refugees who are expecting their first baby in a world unfriendly to Jews. Anti-Semitism sweeps across the streets of London even as the world learns of the atrocities of the Holocaust. As Edith and Georg desperately search for surviving family members, they struggle to stay afloat in a world riddled with terrorism, assassination attempts, and fear.

After an untimely firing caused by what could only be the best donkey meme ever created, I find myself back in my snowy hometown of Blushing, Colorado. As beautiful as it is, there's one big reason why I haven't been home in six years. Nicholas Stone—Blushing's most eligible bachelor and the love of my life. I have one goal and one goal only—get in and out of Blushing before Nick realizes I'm here. Only avoiding him is much harder than I could have anticipated.

Dylan Marlais Thomas (October 27, 1914 to November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. He became widely popular in his lifetime, and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet." In the following recordings, Thomas reads his poems "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," "Poem in October," "In My Craft or Sullen Art," "Lament," "Fern Hill," "Poem on His Birthday," "A Refusal to Mourn," and "If I Were Tickled by the Rub of Love."

Es el comienzo del verano y la protagonista de Listas, guapas, limpias quiere dejar a su novio, pero hay algo que se lo impide. También hay algo que le hace dudar cuando llega a una fiesta llena de desconocidos y le piden que sea ella la que ponga la próxima canción; o cuando está con su madre en el supermercado del barrio y tiene que escoger una marca de pizza congelada para la cena; o incluso cuando está hablando con su amiga de infancia, Yaiza, y no es capaz de sincerarse sobre sus planes de futuro.

They thought the Enemy was the worst of their foes. They were wrong.

This recording features the highlights of this historic 1995 event sponsored by the Temple of Understanding and includes a talk by the late cosmologist Carl Sagan. Visions for the 21st Century was a powerful forum for religious leaders, diplomats, nongovernmental organizations, and educators to present their visions for the next century.

As a struggling young attorney fresh out of law school, Renny Jacobson was pining for the day he could afford the fast cars and sprawling homes of the partners in his Charlotte firm. And with news of his father's death and an ancient, secret inheritance, Renny's life was sure to change forever. But the inheritance and membership in the clandestine society which provided it soon threatens to change him in more ways than one.

Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary - and extraordinary - men and women, Amber experiences it all.

The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2015 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five short list for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works - the top 15 works nominated for each category - were these nine short stories and three novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators.

He's smart, successful, and sexy as hell - I can barely sleep knowing he's right down the hall. And when the chemistry between us explodes one night with fierce, fiery passion, it's hard to deny there's something real there. But he does....